Garment.



M. LANG.

GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7. 1909.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

M. LANG.

GARMENT.- APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 7 1909.

Patented Dec. 7,1909.

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MEYER LANG, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec..*?, 1909.

Application filed August 7, 1909. Serial No. 511,765.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER LANG, a citizen of the United States, residingat Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in garments and particularlyunderskirts or petticoats and has for an object the arrangement of afront placket in combination with a plait located at or near the back ofthe skirt provided with means for adjusting the size of the waist andthe hip measurement without effecting the set of the skirt and which,when once adjusted, does not have to be disturbed in putting on ortaking off the skirt. a

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the inventionshown applied, the opening being shown unfastened for the purpose ofillustration. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, except the opening has been securedtogether. Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 2, except the rear plait hasbeen drawn together. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail fragmentary sectionalview approximately on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates theskirt body which may be an ordinary skirt, under skirt or petticoat asdesired, though the invention is particularly adapted to petticoats. Theskirt 1 is provided with an opening 2 at one side of the front of theskirt, the opening being arranged at the seam of the front gore. Thesides 3 and 4. of opening 2 are provided with sockets 5 and studs 01'balls 6 respectively which present securing means for holding the flapsor sides 3 and 4 together. Hooks and eyes or other securing means may besubstituted if desired. Also opening 2 may extend'any desired distancedown and is preferably provided with reinforcing strips 7 and 8 forpreventing the securing means from tearing the skirt. Arranged in theback of the skirt is a box plait 10 which is formed by folding thematerial of the garment to form meeting edges which give the appearanceof an opening, as at 9. The skirt is cut and fitted to properly set withthe sides of the plait in contact, but when it is desired to increasethe size of the waist and to correspondingly increase the size of thehip measurement, the sides of the plait 10 are moved apart to thedesired distance, and then held from further movement by lacing 11,which is tied, so as to hold the same in position. When the edges of theplait 10 have been moved apart said plait will be seen in a gatheredcondition, but the skirt will still remain properly fitted. The lacing11 may be drawn or loosened as desired for varying the size of the Waistand the hip measurement, from the substantially full opening, as shownin Fig. 2, to a closed position, as shown in Fig. 4. After the skirt hasbeen fitted and the lacing 11 drawn to the proper extent, the ends aretied, and then the lacing is not molested in applying or removing thegarment, but the opening 2 is opened and closed as desired.

The vertical edges of the box plait 10 are formed by folding or forminga hem in the material which is held in position by means of stitchingand by a series of eyelets through which the lacing 11 passes. In orderto prevent any tearing of the garment a strip of some good qualitymaterial, as leather or kid, as 12, is placed between the edges of thematerial forming the edges of the box plait, and has passed thcrethroughthe eyelets which carry the lacing 11. Arranged in the upper edge of theplait is a strip of leather or other reinforcing material through whichare passed eyelets lt and 15 which carry the lacing 11 for properlypreventing the box plait 10 against sagging or drawing down.

In the construction of a skirt embodying the invention as described thesame is adapted to fit any woman at any time and for all occasions. Thesame is out upon practical lines, is very simple in construction, andall adjustment made in the back, the proper place for such adjustment.The skirt is also made to fit neatly around the Waist and hips Withoutany fullness in any of its ad justed positions, and Without puckering orgathering at an point.

It Will be observed that the lacings are made through folds in theskirt, and that the inverted box plait is a continuation of the skirtand preferably is not a separate or independent piece of material. Thefolds are lined between two thicknesses of the fabric With suitablematerial such as kid leather, or other good quality of leather, throughwhich the eyelets carrying the lacings are passed, and secured inposition in the usual manner.

What I claim is:

1. A skirt formed with an opening at or near the front, and having aninverted box plait in the back thereof, said plait formed to producespaced edges giving the appearance of an opening, each of said edgesbeing provided With a series of vertically arranged eyelet-s, and lacingpassed through said eyelets and through the plait at or near .the upperedge thereof for preventing the said upper edge from sagging or droppingdown.

2. A skirtforlned with an opening at or near the front, and having aninverted box plait in the back thereof, said plait formed to producespaced edges giving the appearance of an opening, each of said edgesbeing provided with a series of vertically arranged eyelets, lacingpassed through said. eyelets and through the plait at or near the upperedge thereof for preventing the said upper edge from sagging or droppingdown, and reinforcing material arranged along the side and upper edgesof the plait through which the eyelets and lacing pass.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MEYER LANG.

Witnesses Mosns LANG, SIMON LEVY.

